Karin

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #7,967 · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 99.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1967 · 949 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
28,532
since 1907

Karin over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Karin has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #275, 1967girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#10,6956
2024#7,96713#8,9878
2023#8,98911#7,73810
2022#7,28115#5,87415
2021#8,02413#10,7996
2020#7,96913#9,5547
2019#6,69817#9,7567
2018#5,15225—
2017#4,57630—
2016#5,13026—
2015#4,72529—
2014#5,16326—
2013#4,00237—
2012#4,60131—
2011#4,80729#10,8086
2010#3,88939—
2009#3,67743—
2008#3,52946—
2007#3,84841#8,1739
2006#3,09054#7,9989
2005#3,31746#11,4725
2004#3,12749#9,9486
2003#2,84054#10,8945
2002#2,60559#7,0559
2001#2,25971—
2000#2,17473—
1999#1,89383#8,7046
1998#1,88381#8,4796
1997#1,71890—
1996#1,73686—
1995#1,68487#7,7926
1994#1,368121—
1993#1,228141#8,7005
1992#1,434112—
1991#1,182148—
1990#1,110157#8,1175
1989#960181—
1988#940179#5,7517
1987#873195—
1986#797211#6,7215
1985#829196—
1984#643272—
1983#710240#6,2385
1982#606296—
1981#590312—
1980#552337—
1979#557331#5,3556
1978#470420#5,7725
1977#427474#4,1648
1976#433462—
1975#403503—
1974#373573#5,2275
1973#337654—
1972#340664#4,9865
1971#307876#4,9075
1970#2781,051—
1969#2801,009#4,4045
1968#278971#3,3657
1967#275949—
1966#296855—
1965#290918—
1964#310886—
1963#309898—
1962#326826—
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1957#345690—
1956#324725—
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1953#386482—
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1951#377468—
1950#423360—
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1948#367461—
1947#411384—
1946#475275—
1945#554175—
1944#502205—
1943#479236—
1942#342415—
1941#509185—
1940#614129—
1939#651109—
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1936#92155—
1935#1,08441—
1934#1,12440—
1933#1,05044—
1932#1,29332—
1931#1,63522—
1930#1,74821—
1929#2,19115—
1928#2,19416—
1927#3,05310—
1926#3,04610—
1925#3,11610—
1924#3,6658—
1923#4,9675—
1922#2,95811—
1921#3,16410—
1920#3,3409—
1919#2,81311—
1918#2,37614—
1917#4,0836—
1916#2,65811—
1915#2,25513—
1914#2,12511—
1913#3,1875—
1912#2,6346—
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First appearance
1907

The first year at least five girls were named Karin! It came in at #1,821, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1908–1911, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Karin is popular in 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedNHWashington: #236 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,241 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #199 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,150 girlsMNIllinois: #258 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,452 girlsILWisconsin: #259 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,830 girlsWIMichigan: #405 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,277 girlsMINew York: #292 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsNYMassachusetts: #341 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,448 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedRIOregon: #232 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,188 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedSDIowa: #280 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,923 girlsIAIndiana: #526 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,911 girlsINOhio: #383 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,889 girlsOHPennsylvania: #275 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,758 girlsPANew Jersey: #320 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,894 girlsNJConnecticut: #300 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,728 girlsCTCalifornia: #419 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 2,429 girlsCAUtah: #315 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,764 girlsUTColorado: #420 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,630 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedNEMissouri: #343 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,427 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #319 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,933 girlsVAMaryland: #328 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,964 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedARTennessee: #599 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,286 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #496 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,042 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #465 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,189 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Karin, so not publishedHITexas: #877 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,976 girlsTXFlorida: #531 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,758 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#199 · 1 in 1,150
  2. Oregon#232 · 1 in 1,188
  3. Washington#236 · 1 in 1,241
  4. Illinois#258 · 1 in 1,452
  5. Wisconsin#259 · 1 in 1,830

Best ever in a state: #85 in Alaska, 1965.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#199211 in 1,150
Oregon#232111 in 1,188
Washington#236161 in 1,241
Illinois#258481 in 1,452
Wisconsin#259151 in 1,830
Pennsylvania#275371 in 1,758
Iowa#28091 in 1,923
New York#292621 in 1,642
Connecticut#30081 in 1,728
Utah#31571 in 1,764
Virginia#319141 in 1,933
New Jersey#320191 in 1,894
Maryland#32891 in 1,964
Massachusetts#341121 in 2,448
Missouri#343121 in 2,427
Ohio#383241 in 2,889
Michigan#405171 in 3,277
California#419571 in 2,429
Colorado#42061 in 2,630
Oklahoma#46551 in 3,189
North Carolina#49681 in 4,042
Indiana#52671 in 4,911
Florida#531111 in 3,758
Tennessee#59951 in 5,286
Texas#877121 in 7,976
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Karin
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
  • Biggest jump: 210 spots in 1937 (#921 → #711)
  • Biggest drop: 186 spots in 1985 (#643 → #829)
Rise & fade · girls
60 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1907
  • Peaked 1967 at #275 (949 births)
  • Births halved by 1976, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 54 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1936–1989
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,663
  • Highest: 1 in 1,663 girls born in 1970 were named Karin (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 124,630 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #275 in 1967, was only 1 in 1,740 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 30.8% of all girls named Karin (8,784) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s6#1,821 (1907)#1,821
1910s77#2,125 (1914)#2,766
1920s104#2,191 (1929)#3,169
1930s557#651 (1939)#1,090
1940s2,812#342 (1942)#467
1950s5,769#324 (1956)#366
1960s8,784#275 (1967)#307
1970s6,008#278 (1970)#393
1980s2,419#552 (1980)#750
1990s1,106#1,110 (1990)#1,524
2000s536#2,174 (2000)#3,047
2010s289#3,889 (2010)#4,874
2020s65#7,281 (2022)#8,046

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Karin in 1975

girls
#403
503 births · 1 in 2,898 girls

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #403Karin503
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 2,898 of them was named Karin, which outranked 96.2% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karin
  1. #400Audra509
  2. #400Ramona509
  3. #402Katina506
  4. #403Karin503
  5. #404Dianna501
  6. #404Jenna501
  7. #406Sherrie499
Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1975 →